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sincerely yours, diane feinstein, united states senator -- dianne feinstein, united states senator." [applause] >> i don't know what to say. i'm so overwhelmed. it really feels good to get some recognition from the politicians and top politicians. i'm glad that i lived to see this day. [applause] and i want to thank all who have made this day possible, including all the people at the library that put this event together. thank you very much. [applause] >> now, i would like to introduce the driving force behind this program, and award- winning, internationally known storyteller, recording artist, and educator. she is a truth teller and an artist for social change. she has made it her life's work to tell history through the words of its off forgotten witnesses. zero two one-women shows -- she wrote two one-women shows. she told the true story of the 1955-1956 montgomery bus boycott through the eyes of four women. please help me welcome her. >> i guess you are wondering why i'm standing here. [inaudible] my teachers have been teaching me a lot about standing up for what is right. it was
sincerely yours, diane feinstein, united states senator -- dianne feinstein, united states senator." [applause] >> i don't know what to say. i'm so overwhelmed. it really feels good to get some recognition from the politicians and top politicians. i'm glad that i lived to see this day. [applause] and i want to thank all who have made this day possible, including all the people at the library that put this event together. thank you very much. [applause] >> now, i would like to...
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that's why i want to run for the united states senate. that's what i want to do to change the system. >> alan grayson, the former congressman there, elizabeth warren am paining there and people from all walks of life joining this protest movement. people aren't complaining so much anymore that they don't understand the message of occupy wall street. sorry occupy wall street doesn't need a manifesto. it's clear as a bell. wall street broke the economy
that's why i want to run for the united states senate. that's what i want to do to change the system. >> alan grayson, the former congressman there, elizabeth warren am paining there and people from all walks of life joining this protest movement. people aren't complaining so much anymore that they don't understand the message of occupy wall street. sorry occupy wall street doesn't need a manifesto. it's clear as a bell. wall street broke the economy
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senate, becomes a united states senator. the republicans have always played a very long game in developing their candidates from the lowest level offices all the way up to the top. is that what's going on here? >> well, i suspect there probably is a little bit of that going on. we also have seen, you know, special interests playing a role here. some of these huge donors not only to my opponent's campaign, but she's running as part of a slate of candidates in this school board election, so the big donors have given to everyone in that slate. some of those donors are connected to interests that have to do with increasing access to vouchers and the privatization of our public schools. so i think there's some of that at play as well. >> so is there -- what is at stake -- could you expand on what's at stake for the big donors on the other side -- to the other candidate? what's at stake for them in this election? >> you know, they have been rather coy about it. you know, some of them talk about we have to continue down this path,
senate, becomes a united states senator. the republicans have always played a very long game in developing their candidates from the lowest level offices all the way up to the top. is that what's going on here? >> well, i suspect there probably is a little bit of that going on. we also have seen, you know, special interests playing a role here. some of these huge donors not only to my opponent's campaign, but she's running as part of a slate of candidates in this school board election, so...
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she is the longest serving woman in the history of the united states senate. she is joined by billie holiday and correct scott king from baltimore. there are also pioneers like donna shalala and catherine switzer became the first female to officially enter the boston marathon. when she learned of her nomination in march, she commented on how inspiring her fellow nominees were. the same can be said of her. as the first female democratic united states senator, she has spearheaded legislative agendas that have improved all of our lives. from laws promoting equal health care for women to better care for our service men and women and equal access to quality education, she truly believes in the dignity of every life and has been an advocate in the best sense of the word. from her early days as a community organizer, to city council, and finally to congress, it can be easy to forget what a trailblazer she truly is. it is time to add another hall of famer to the list, senator barbara mikulski. our congratulations and heul
she is the longest serving woman in the history of the united states senate. she is joined by billie holiday and correct scott king from baltimore. there are also pioneers like donna shalala and catherine switzer became the first female to officially enter the boston marathon. when she learned of her nomination in march, she commented on how inspiring her fellow nominees were. the same can be said of her. as the first female democratic united states senator, she has spearheaded legislative...
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the united states senate voting on president obama's jobs bills. the vote isn't over. but we've counted 47 votes against the filibuster. there's no way they'll get to 60 votes. they need to move forward on that. to discuss that more. debbie wasserman schultz. she's the chairwoman of the democratic national committee. there's a feisty republican debate about to begin. kevin madden is with us. he worked on the 2008 campaign. and boringer. >>> would not bring the president's plan as the president wrote up for an immediate vote. he wanted to change how it's paid for. they came up with a millionaire surtax. he will not have the votes to go forward. isn't that an embarrassment for the democratic party. you can't get your own -- one voted against it. as we move on, are you ready to say, let's sit down with the house of republicans, break it into pieces if necessary, but get something done? >> he will with, i think this is embarrassing and sad for the republican party because they continue to focus on helping only the wealthiest most fortunate americans and corporate america.
the united states senate voting on president obama's jobs bills. the vote isn't over. but we've counted 47 votes against the filibuster. there's no way they'll get to 60 votes. they need to move forward on that. to discuss that more. debbie wasserman schultz. she's the chairwoman of the democratic national committee. there's a feisty republican debate about to begin. kevin madden is with us. he worked on the 2008 campaign. and boringer. >>> would not bring the president's plan as the...
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states senate supports it. is there a possibility of separating out some of the components of this bill and moving them one at a time or trying to move them one at a time through the congress, like the payroll tax cut? what do the republicans have against a payroll tax cut? have they finally met a tax cut they don't like? >> they seemed to have changed on it simply because the president's for it. because they were in the past for it. now they say this isn't the time to do this. listen, i can't explain them to you. if i could, i would be talking to harry reid, give him advice. but all i can say is they are out of step with 80% of the people on this point. and at some point in time they're going to have to understand that we are supposed to represent the people and we don't represent the people when their number one issue is jobs, when 80% of them say it's fair to go after millionaires and ask them to pay their fair share. they're just simply out of step when bridges are falling down and infrastructure is not kee
states senate supports it. is there a possibility of separating out some of the components of this bill and moving them one at a time or trying to move them one at a time through the congress, like the payroll tax cut? what do the republicans have against a payroll tax cut? have they finally met a tax cut they don't like? >> they seemed to have changed on it simply because the president's for it. because they were in the past for it. now they say this isn't the time to do this. listen, i...
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it's very important the united states senate goes on record to pass this resolution. i've spoken in the past very highly of pwapls tkor ford -- of ambassador ford and his team in damascus, our ambassador from the united states to syria. and i was proud to support his nomination. instead of conferring legitimacy on mr. assad and his regime, ambassador ford is the most high-profile opponent of the assad regime, sending out regular condemnations through press releases and facebook postings. but what has been even more impressive is the personal courage demonstrated on an almost daily basis that ambassador ford and staff have demonstrated in traveling throughout the country and engaging directly with the democratic opposition. last week ambassador ford met with the leader of the opposition national democratic gathering in damascus. ambassador ford's vehicles were attacked and he was forced to stay inside the building until security forces arrived three hours later to escort him from the premises. he attended the funerals of human rights activists, observed the aftermath o
it's very important the united states senate goes on record to pass this resolution. i've spoken in the past very highly of pwapls tkor ford -- of ambassador ford and his team in damascus, our ambassador from the united states to syria. and i was proud to support his nomination. instead of conferring legitimacy on mr. assad and his regime, ambassador ford is the most high-profile opponent of the assad regime, sending out regular condemnations through press releases and facebook postings. but...
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sincerely, diane feinstein, united states senator. [applause] i am sure that she would be so proud of this year and especially the leadership of the general and the mayor. thank you also much. [applause] -- thank you all so much. [applause] >> representing all the military, we have the commander of the third fleet, vice admiral gerald beaman. [applause] >> good morning, everyone. the last few days have been very educational. we have learned a lot. i learned there is an insurance company that has very low rates in california. [laughter] i have to tell you it is an honor and pleasure to be representing the united states third fleet today. you will see some of our proud sailors and marines pass by in the not too distant future. i would like to think of you people up front. senator nolan, this yacht club, the club manager and general operating officer for the club. i think they did a wonderful job for us. [applause] san francisco fleet week is a great opportunity for the navy and marine corps to display our wares. the young men and women
sincerely, diane feinstein, united states senator. [applause] i am sure that she would be so proud of this year and especially the leadership of the general and the mayor. thank you also much. [applause] -- thank you all so much. [applause] >> representing all the military, we have the commander of the third fleet, vice admiral gerald beaman. [applause] >> good morning, everyone. the last few days have been very educational. we have learned a lot. i learned there is an insurance...
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i'm going to say i have been here in the united states senate for about a year. there are some things i want' to finish here. i want to accomplish some things in the united states senate. >> bill: it's off the table. >> it is. >> bill: almost shocking. you are just made for. this you are good on tv. you are absolutely a conservative. you represent hispanic americans in a fine way. and if you could elevate the republic party into the white house, you are telling me you wouldn't? >> why can't i do that from the senate? >> bill: because you can't. >> sure you can. absolutely. no you are one of 100 there. >> there is a lot of important public policy that's come out of the senate. the senate is an important place. we can do a lot of good there if we focus on it i believe i can do as much good in the united states senate. >> bill: what if we kidnap you? >> that changes everything. >> bill: i'm glad you are being honest with the folks. certainly this is going to be a nasty campaign and in florida it's going to be super nasty. >> well, when you have a president whose rec
i'm going to say i have been here in the united states senate for about a year. there are some things i want' to finish here. i want to accomplish some things in the united states senate. >> bill: it's off the table. >> it is. >> bill: almost shocking. you are just made for. this you are good on tv. you are absolutely a conservative. you represent hispanic americans in a fine way. and if you could elevate the republic party into the white house, you are telling me you...
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we've got 15 bills that sitting over in the united states senate, 15 bills that are part of our plan for america's job creators. after we finish this week, there will be 16 bills sitting over in the united states senate waiting for action. it's time for the senate to work with the house and to work with the president to help find common ground to move our economy forward and get the american people back to work. >>> the fight in washington over finding jobs continues. the president unveiled the latest executive action. he says this is the new route he's going. a proposal targeting student loan relief. the administration says could help more than seven million people with their student loans. >>> in europe, leaders failed to find a consensus on an overall financial rescue plan that would stop their expanding debt crisis, agreeing only on a proposed $110 billion euro banking system. stimulus which would prevent a complete collapse of the european financial system should greece default. let's take a look at the markets as we get all up in your business. we have a reporter live in london
we've got 15 bills that sitting over in the united states senate, 15 bills that are part of our plan for america's job creators. after we finish this week, there will be 16 bills sitting over in the united states senate waiting for action. it's time for the senate to work with the house and to work with the president to help find common ground to move our economy forward and get the american people back to work. >>> the fight in washington over finding jobs continues. the president...
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and that's the question which was asked to the united states senate last week. we tried to bring president obama's jobs bill to the floor. we got 51 votes. not one single republican senator would support us. not one. they must know what's going on across america. we are losing valuable public resources because of the state of the economy and the budgets that we face locally. in my home state of illinois we've seen it. two thirds of the school districts, to layoff teachers. go to city of moline. they had to drop two shifts of ambulances for people who live in that area. across the state, police departments scaling back when they should be around the neighborhoods doing their jobs. why do republicans say they can't support doing the jobs bill? because they say it raises taxes on people making over a million dollars. you heard the vice president. one half of 1% increase for millionaires and billionaires to put quality teachers in the classrooms, to keep our neighborhoods safe. to protect our homes. i think it's worth it. and i hope that we can stand up -- cheerpsch
and that's the question which was asked to the united states senate last week. we tried to bring president obama's jobs bill to the floor. we got 51 votes. not one single republican senator would support us. not one. they must know what's going on across america. we are losing valuable public resources because of the state of the economy and the budgets that we face locally. in my home state of illinois we've seen it. two thirds of the school districts, to layoff teachers. go to city of moline....
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she is the longest serving woman in the history of united states senate. she is run by fellow baltimore and billie holiday and coretta scott king. there are also pioneers like the longest serving secretary of health and human services. when barbara mikulski learned of her nomination in march, she commented on how inspiring her fellow nominees were. the same can be said of barbara mikulski. as the first field of democratic united states senator, she spearheaded legislated in jet is that approval of our lives from lost promoting equal care for women to better care for servicemen and women an equal access to quality education. she truly believes in the dignity of every life and has been an advocate in the best sense of the word. from our early days as a community organizer 2 city council and finally to congress, it can be easy to forget the trailblazer she is. in a town full of by, call for members like johnny unitas and cal ripken, it is time to add another to the list, senator barbara mikulski. our congratulations and heartfio
she is the longest serving woman in the history of united states senate. she is run by fellow baltimore and billie holiday and coretta scott king. there are also pioneers like the longest serving secretary of health and human services. when barbara mikulski learned of her nomination in march, she commented on how inspiring her fellow nominees were. the same can be said of barbara mikulski. as the first field of democratic united states senator, she spearheaded legislated in jet is that approval...
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tax justice will have its day in the united states senate. possibly as early as tomorrow. majority leader harry reid will try to bring president obama's american jobs act to a vote in the senate after having rewritten the tax provisions in the bill that pay for it. the bill should now be called the american jobs and tax justice act because what harry reid has written into the bill is a more progressive and more fairly targeted tax proposal than what the white house had proposed to pay for the bill. where the president offered a small collection of tax proposals aimed at some corporations and individuals with incomes over $200,000. harry reid narrowed the focus to one tax proposal for people with net taxable incomes over $1 million. the reid proposal adds a 5.6% surtax on all income above $1 million, including, this is very important, it includes capital gains income which is taxed at a much lower rate than ordinary income. it is a sensible and practical attempt to close the gap between the low capital gains tax rates billionaires pay and the higher hold it right here at $1
tax justice will have its day in the united states senate. possibly as early as tomorrow. majority leader harry reid will try to bring president obama's american jobs act to a vote in the senate after having rewritten the tax provisions in the bill that pay for it. the bill should now be called the american jobs and tax justice act because what harry reid has written into the bill is a more progressive and more fairly targeted tax proposal than what the white house had proposed to pay for the...
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of the united states senate, one of the true, great american patriots. i think arguably the best vice president of the united states. [cheers and applause] ladies and gentlemen, joe biden, the vice president of the united states! [cheers and applause] >> thank you, buddy. >> bless you. >> bill, thank you very much. thank you all very, very much. [cheers and applause] folks, please v a seat. have a seat. you have no idea how disappointed i am jill department introduce me. it's the only time she's require today say something nice about me. [laughter] every husband likes to have that said. ladies and gentlemen, i am are truly delighted to be here tonight. y'all are going to be seeing an awful lot of me because the states i'm going to be concentrating on are pennsylvania, ohio, florida, new hampshire and iowa, and i'm going to be here a lot. so i'm looking forward to working with y'all. we plan on winning, florida. [cheers and applause] we can't win without florida, and we can't win without bill nelson in florida! [cheers and applause] but you can't mention
of the united states senate, one of the true, great american patriots. i think arguably the best vice president of the united states. [cheers and applause] ladies and gentlemen, joe biden, the vice president of the united states! [cheers and applause] >> thank you, buddy. >> bless you. >> bill, thank you very much. thank you all very, very much. [cheers and applause] folks, please v a seat. have a seat. you have no idea how disappointed i am jill department introduce me. it's...
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[applause] we must also make sure to reelect bill nelson to the united states senate. senator nelson is a proven leader for working families here in florida and a critical voice to our states many seniors from the everglades protection to consumer protection. senator nelson has been there for us and we need to be there for him. and we will be. are you with him florida democrats? [applause] and with the passage of fair district florida, we need to make sure we take control back from our states, from rick scott and his cronies by electing democrats from pensacola to key west in our state legislature and congress and up and down the ballot. we can do it and we will do it with your hard work. there is no other option. my fellow floridians, the contrast between what the democrats are fighting for and what the republicans are fighting for has been made very clear in recent weeks. republicans in the u.s. senate have now twice voted to block hard or all of the american jobs act. the president's plan to put americans back to work immediately and put more money in the pockets of
[applause] we must also make sure to reelect bill nelson to the united states senate. senator nelson is a proven leader for working families here in florida and a critical voice to our states many seniors from the everglades protection to consumer protection. senator nelson has been there for us and we need to be there for him. and we will be. are you with him florida democrats? [applause] and with the passage of fair district florida, we need to make sure we take control back from our states,...
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that's what the united states senate is for. but i would encourage all of my colleagues on both sides of the aisle that don't have an investment in this bill -- and again, i realize there are numbers of cosponsors but i would encourage all of my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to stand up, to realize that this is terrible policy. i know that back home it may sound good, but i think when americans understand that what we're really doing is pursuing the wrong issues in the name of trying to make ourselves look good back home. hopefully, hopefully this bill will not see the light of day. hopefully this bill will not -- we will not have the 60 votes to have cloture on this bill. mr. president, i yield the floor. the presiding officer: the senator from ohio. mr. brown: thank you, mr. president. you know, i hear this over and over and over in this body and in the house of representatives that, you know, whenever anybody talks about whenever the president of the united states talks about increasing taxes on millionaires, just mak
that's what the united states senate is for. but i would encourage all of my colleagues on both sides of the aisle that don't have an investment in this bill -- and again, i realize there are numbers of cosponsors but i would encourage all of my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to stand up, to realize that this is terrible policy. i know that back home it may sound good, but i think when americans understand that what we're really doing is pursuing the wrong issues in the name of trying to...
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the united states senate, it might slip to tomorrow. microsoft reported a quarterly profit of $5.7 billion. record sales of more than $17 billion powered by the company's business productivity and server software. "the new york times" reports that six years after his stroke, the former israeli prime minister sharon responds to some requests, though he remains in a coma-like say and despite being fed intravenously. in spain, the separatist group eta calls the cessation of armed activity. >>> erin burnett "out front" coming up at the top of the hour. >> of course we'll be talking about the libyan story of the day. well, libya, as you know, has a lot of oil, in fact, it has the largest reserves of light sweet crude oil on earth. of course that's the oil our refineries want. we'll get to the bottom line of what libya means for america and talk about a big idea, talking about the jobs bill passing. an unusual alliance today between a democrat and a republican with a really novel way to fix housing. they put a bill forth. we'll be talking wit
the united states senate, it might slip to tomorrow. microsoft reported a quarterly profit of $5.7 billion. record sales of more than $17 billion powered by the company's business productivity and server software. "the new york times" reports that six years after his stroke, the former israeli prime minister sharon responds to some requests, though he remains in a coma-like say and despite being fed intravenously. in spain, the separatist group eta calls the cessation of armed...
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this is something that's originating in the united states senate. it's a place where typically things are to cool, and we're to think through things. i'm hopeful that we'll have a vigorous debate on this and many amendments because, mr. president, my concern is that at a time in our country, at a time in our country when we have a tremendous -- we've had a financial crisis which has led to the type of economy that we have here, what we'd like to see many people of our country have greater and more full employment, at a time when we come off high energy prices just a few years ago that sucked a lot of life out of this economy, at a time, mr. president, when the global economy is slowing due to much, much due to the financial crisis that is occurring right now in europe, i think the response that we want to put forth is not though create a trade war with china. i think most of us know that china has been a currency ma nip later. they have a -- manipulater. we would like to see that rise more quickly than it has. the point is they are making changes. c
this is something that's originating in the united states senate. it's a place where typically things are to cool, and we're to think through things. i'm hopeful that we'll have a vigorous debate on this and many amendments because, mr. president, my concern is that at a time in our country, at a time in our country when we have a tremendous -- we've had a financial crisis which has led to the type of economy that we have here, what we'd like to see many people of our country have greater and...
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when we come back, a serious accusation against the sitting united states senator. did scott brown from a former senator? we're separating fact from fiction. >>> plus, one of washington's most influential conservatives has a problem with the 999 plan. not white collar or blue collar or no collars. we are business in america. and every day we awake to the same challenges. but at prudential we're helping companies everywhere find new solutions to manage risk, capital and employee benefits, so american business can get on with business. ♪ hey, it's sandra -- from accounting. peter. i can see that you're busy... but you were gonna help us crunch the numbers for accounts receivable today. i mean i know that this is important. well, both are important. let's be clear. they are but this is important too. [ man ] the receivables. [ male announcer ] michelin knows it's better for xerox to help manage their finance processing. so they can focus on keeping the world moving. with xerox, you're ready for real business. i tell you what i can spend. i do my best to make it work.
when we come back, a serious accusation against the sitting united states senator. did scott brown from a former senator? we're separating fact from fiction. >>> plus, one of washington's most influential conservatives has a problem with the 999 plan. not white collar or blue collar or no collars. we are business in america. and every day we awake to the same challenges. but at prudential we're helping companies everywhere find new solutions to manage risk, capital and employee...
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states senate. elections matter. elections count when you have a majority. i think that those rules, you know, that we argument to change the rules so the majority can work its will. >> host: congresswoman schakowsky represents the 1 1*9 district area. alfred, from new jersey, are you there? >> caller: yes. >> host: okay. go ahead. we're listening. >> caller: yes, good morning. i just want to ask you, let's agree first of all that the philosophy of yourself, people like you, and the president, has definitely failed. why is it that you can continue to try to extract money from productive people in our country? the expenditures, the money you've spent and wasted is hue -- huge, creating a huge debt. let's continue to tax successful people. >> guest: first of all, let me say that you may have not remembered, but george bush was handed a surplus when he came into office, and by the end of his administration, not only was there a huge debt, but the markets had failed, a blind eye to wall street allowed t
states senate. elections matter. elections count when you have a majority. i think that those rules, you know, that we argument to change the rules so the majority can work its will. >> host: congresswoman schakowsky represents the 1 1*9 district area. alfred, from new jersey, are you there? >> caller: yes. >> host: okay. go ahead. we're listening. >> caller: yes, good morning. i just want to ask you, let's agree first of all that the philosophy of yourself, people like...
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even though the united states senate now includes some admitted former pot smokers who now have no intention of making legal what they once got away with. president obama, himself, a former pot smoker whose academic and professional achievement was obviously unhindered by the occasional high, appointed michelle leonhart as head of drug enforcement administration. the obama administration in the person of the head of the d.e.a. insisted marijuana remain classified a schedule 1 drug which means the obama administration officially considers marijuana to be just as dangerous as heroin. now, we know that no one, no one in the obama administration is stupid enough to actually think that, but we also know that politicians have no intention of facing reality any time soon when it comes to marijuana. politicians will continue to allow young lives to be ruined for mere possession of marijuana. politicians will continue to allow people to be arrested, allow people to go to jail, allow people to get criminal records, get kicked out of school, get fired, be turned down for jobs because they try or use ma
even though the united states senate now includes some admitted former pot smokers who now have no intention of making legal what they once got away with. president obama, himself, a former pot smoker whose academic and professional achievement was obviously unhindered by the occasional high, appointed michelle leonhart as head of drug enforcement administration. the obama administration in the person of the head of the d.e.a. insisted marijuana remain classified a schedule 1 drug which means...
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i often say i have been ranked as the most conservative member of the united states senate for probably than anyone else. but i also said i'm a big spender in two areas. number one is national defense. number two is infrastructure. that's what i think we're supposed to be doing here: roads and bridges. i'm sure my colleagues will recall during the debate on the extension of the highway bill last month senators boxer, coburn, reid and i worked out an agreement that reforms the t-pgs enhancement -- reforms the transportation enhancement program which would be included in the next highway bill that the e.p.w. committee will be marking up next month. and i hope we are marking these up next month. these reforms would allow the states to make a determination how they want to spend their funds. if you go back to this 10%, this would increase -- the idea behind this, it would increase what we are able to do and let the states make the discretion so they can totally eliminate all enments. the states can do that. would it be allowed to use the 10% of the surface transportation funds on the variou
i often say i have been ranked as the most conservative member of the united states senate for probably than anyone else. but i also said i'm a big spender in two areas. number one is national defense. number two is infrastructure. that's what i think we're supposed to be doing here: roads and bridges. i'm sure my colleagues will recall during the debate on the extension of the highway bill last month senators boxer, coburn, reid and i worked out an agreement that reforms the t-pgs enhancement...
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tonight was a real kick in the teeth by the united states senate to people across this country. your reaction? >> it is beyond my comprehension how when we have in real terms 16% of our people unemployed, 25 million americans, when we have millions more who work longer hours for lower wages. when we have an economy today which is in as bad of shape as any time since the great depression, it is literally beyond my comprehension how we could not get one republican vote in order to put millions of people back to work. >> senator, what is the upside of voting no if you're a democrat and you stand for democratic values? >> well, you got me. i don't understand that either. i think if you go out on any street corner in the united states of america and you ask people do you think we need a major jobs program which among other things rebuilds our crumbling infrastructure, our roads, our bridges, our water system, public transportation. i think the vast majority of people say yes. let's put americans back to work rebuilding this country. in terms of laying off teachers, we have a crisis i
tonight was a real kick in the teeth by the united states senate to people across this country. your reaction? >> it is beyond my comprehension how when we have in real terms 16% of our people unemployed, 25 million americans, when we have millions more who work longer hours for lower wages. when we have an economy today which is in as bad of shape as any time since the great depression, it is literally beyond my comprehension how we could not get one republican vote in order to put...
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land today could not pass the united states senate. he doesn't have the votes for it. earlier this week, senate minority leader mitch mcconnell proposed to have an up and down vote on the plan, and harry reid, the majority leader wisely with andrew that opportunity because the bill would have failed in the senate. it not just because of reblican opposition. he doesn't have enough democrats. >> hdoes not do it. he does not do it with his own people. >> he has a lot of work to do. i understand the political ararguments, but it is not at all this was of limited to the house of representntatives. >> well the president that the record on consultiting democrats when he put something forward is not a good one. however, turning to the question at hand which is, is more to do this -- yes, it is smart to do this. the republicans are about to go into full campaign me. he got nowre. >> about to? >> he got nowhere being reasonable and responsible and now if he wants to keep this job be better act a little bit more like a partisan. >> charles, on friday morning we learned of the une
land today could not pass the united states senate. he doesn't have the votes for it. earlier this week, senate minority leader mitch mcconnell proposed to have an up and down vote on the plan, and harry reid, the majority leader wisely with andrew that opportunity because the bill would have failed in the senate. it not just because of reblican opposition. he doesn't have enough democrats. >> hdoes not do it. he does not do it with his own people. >> he has a lot of work to do. i...
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[applause] how wonderful it would be to see senator dole working his magic in the united states senate today. i remember 1983. i had just been elected to the congress for the first time. i was looking over my shoulder, wondering how hard senator dole might come at me in the next election, out in kansas. interestingly, the first tough vote that we have was the social security reform of 1983. i often think back to that time and compare it to today. the social security trust fund was bankrupt. they were saying that checks would be laid by april or may. everyone was a little nervous. and that is putting it mildly. many people were just terrified. they knew what had to be done. they knew that we would have to change the eligibility period that we would have to cut out benefits. that we would have to raise revenue. all of which we did. senator dole, along with president reagan in speaker o'neill, in the ways and means committee, led us through that mess. one of the things that i will always appreciate about you -- yes, bob dole is a partisan leader. that was your job. but when the doors clos
[applause] how wonderful it would be to see senator dole working his magic in the united states senate today. i remember 1983. i had just been elected to the congress for the first time. i was looking over my shoulder, wondering how hard senator dole might come at me in the next election, out in kansas. interestingly, the first tough vote that we have was the social security reform of 1983. i often think back to that time and compare it to today. the social security trust fund was bankrupt....